Oklahoma City @ Dallas picks

Daniel Gafford has made 70.7% of his field goal attempts this year, placing him in the 99th percentile out of all players in the NBA. The Dallas Mavericks rank as the 6th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 25 games while at home. This year when they are on their home court, opposing teams have averaged 45.6% on field goal attempts (2nd-worst in the league) against the Thunder, identifying this as a tough matchup. Daniel Gafford has attempted 2.6 foul shots per game this year, placing him in the 76th percentile out of all players in the league. The matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder may be a tough one for getting to the foul line; opposing teams have attempted a mere 19.4 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (4th-least in the league).

Aaron Wiggins has converted 67.9% of his field goals over the last 15 games on the road, 7.2% higher than he's made over the course of the season on the road. Aaron Wiggins has successfully made 67.5% of his three-point shots over the last 15 games, 10.8% more than he's converted from downtown over the course of the year. As it relates to shooting, the Oklahoma City Thunder's outstanding 120.8 points per game places 4th-most in the NBA this year. The matchup against the Mavericks is a tough one for three-point attempts; opposing teams have averaged the 7th-fewest three attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (31.8).

Daniel Gafford will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city usually improves player performance in all facets of the game.

Derrick Jones Jr. has averaged 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games while at home, 0.2 more than he's averaged over the course of the season at home. Over the last 5 games when they are playing at home, opposing starting PFs have averaged 11.0 points per game (13th-fewest in the league) against the Oklahoma City Thunder, resulting in a challenging matchup for offensive performance. The Dallas Mavericks have played at the 10th-most lethargic pace in the league over the last 5 games. The Thunder have played at the 4th-least up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 5 games, which ought to decrease opportunities for the Mavericks. Offensive rebounds preserve possession and produce more chances for scoring and assists, but the Dallas Mavericks rank 2ndworst in in the league with just 7.4 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.

Daniel Gafford has totaled 4.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games, 1.9 higher than he's totaled over the course of the year. Daniel Gafford will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city usually improves player performance in all facets of the game.